Located in the constellation Triangulum, from which it takes its name, this spiral galaxy is the 3rd largest after the Milky way and the Andromeda galaxy. It may be a bound satellite of the Andromeda galaxy. It is 3 million light years from earth; has a diameter of 60,000 light years and is estlimated to contain around 40
billion stars.

The Paternoster column stands at the heart of the piazza created by the redevelopment of Paternoster Sq in the 1990s. It is a 23m tall Corinthean column topped by a flaming urn covered in gold leaf. It is known to some people as the ‘flaming pineapple’.

Aside from its decorative element its true secret is that it conceals a ventilation shaft for a private road which runs under the square.

The wetland Centre collection shows off the wonderful work that the Wetlands Trust do in helping to save and re-introduce endangered species from around the world. The centre collection area has also become home to native species such as the Moorhen, Tufted Duck and Mallard and helps promote other plants and insects.

One of the fantastic things about walking in London is you never quite know what you are going to find around the next corner. These are some photographs of a building Sue and I found whilst walking in central London. We didnt have the camera so they are taken with Sue’s mobile phone. This is a great thing about having a camera in our phones – whatever you find you have the capability to record it.

This is the CBRE headquarters in London. CBRE is a large commercial and residential property consultants and the decoration of their building reflects this.

Most of them we could see were types of building or property, but this one had me stumped